Media release Mar 2019
Financial effects of divorce worse for women
Women are more likely to initiate divorce, but also more likely to suffer financially from it.
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Media release Mar 2019
Women are more likely to initiate divorce, but also more likely to suffer financially from it.
Media release Jul 2018
Many older age Australians who have experienced divorce are substantially less well off financially than people who have stayed married, according to new analysis by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Policy and practice paper Sep 2014
This paper aims to provide non-legal professionals in the family law sector with a general outline of the relevant reforms
Research report Feb 2007
This report provides some of the first estimates of the financial consequences of divorce for Australians aged 55 to 74 years using HILDA survey data.
Research report Dec 2003
This paper demonstrates that older people make valuable economic contributions to Australian society through the time they spend in voluntary work.
Research report Mar 2001
Analysis of Australian Divorce Transitions Project data provides insight into the way in which women and men divide their property when they divorce.
Research report Dec 2000
The data presented are drawn from the 1977 Australian Divorce Transition Project, a random national telephone survey of divorced Australians
Family Matters article Sep 2000
Family Matters article Mar 2000
Family Matters article Mar 2000
This article draws on data from the Institute's Australian Divorce Transitions Project to examine the extent to which the various contributions and needs specified by the Family Law Act contribute to the way property is currently divided in Australia.